Europa and Conference League recap: Villa, Palace and Forest all progress

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22:15 GMT - We're wrapping up the Tracker now, thanks for joining us!

22:14 GMT - Those results mean Crystal Palace will face Fiorentina, Nottingham Forest play Porto, and Aston Villa take on either Roma or Bologna, who have gone to extra-time.

22:06 GMT - Aston Villa forward Jadon Sancho to TNT Sports

"We've got to just take it game by game. It's going to be a tough competition. Europe is very different. So you know how the teams react in Europe. But again, like I said today, we started a game plan. 

"We worked hard on and off the ball today. If we keep this, then I'm sure we can go very far in this competition."

22:03 GMT - Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira to reporters: 

"We are very happy. We proved today we came here to compete, that we have good players. 

"We played, in the first half, fantastic, away on this pitch. A very high level. Second half, with the subs, we kept going. 

"I had the chance to balance the energy of the players to prepare the next game."

22:02 GMT - Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton to TNT Sports

"It's exciting. A quarter-final of a European competition is a massive thing.

"A lot of us players haven't played in Europe before, Crystal Palace haven't, so it's a great chance for us, the club, the fans to go there.

"Fiorentina are a big club. I think pretty much everyone will know who they are. They're a big club in Italy, and it'll be a great challenge for us, and hopefully we can go there and get through to the next round."

22:00 GMT - Nottingham Forest captain Ryan Yates to TNT Sports

"I'm buzzing we're through. Penalties are always nervy, always tough, but the lads stepped up, and we're really pleased. 

"It's not over yet - we're still dreaming. 

"From minute one, the fans really helped us. Considering the changes, it shows the strength in depth we have, the spirit."

21:59 GMT - We'll have a bit of reaction coming up shortly.

In the meantime, here are our reports from tonight's action involving the English sides:

Nottingham Forest beat Midtjylland in shootout to progress in Europa League

Crystal Palace beat AEK Larnaca to book place in Conference League quarters

Aston Villa storm into Europa League quarter-finals after picking off Lille

21:51 GMT - FULL-TIME!

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21:45 GMT - GOAL! Job done for Villa!

Ollie Watkins is the provider as he slips the ball to Leon Bailey, who simply steers it home from close range.

21:14 GMT - GOAL! Jadon Sancho produces a sweet pass and picks out John McGinn inside the box. He quickly takes a shot, which goes into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0 on the night.

21:03 GMT - The second half is underway at Villa Park.

20:49 GMT - HALF-TIME!

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20:29 GMT - FULL-TIME! 

Nottingham Forest progress to the Europa League quarter-finals as Midtjylland miss all three of their penalties.

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20:29 GMT - PENALTIES

Morgan Gibbs-White scores (NFO)

Gue-Sung Cho misses (MID)

Ibrahim Sangare scores (NFO)

Aral Simsir misses (MID)

Neco Williams scores (NFO)

Edward Chilufya misses (MID)

20:21 GMT - FULL-TIME! Nottingham Forest head to penalties against Midtjylland, while Crystal Palace sneak into the Conference League quarter-finals.

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20:18 GMT - Nottingham Forest's Ryan Yates has a late winner ruled out by VAR for an offside.

Looks like we're going to penalties!

20:00 GMT - We're underway at Villa Park.

19:50 GMT - GOAL! Ismaila Sarr latches on to a lovely pass and buries the ball into the middle of the goal.

19:46 GMT - Tammy Abraham starts up top as Aston Villa look to hold on to their slender lead against Lille.

Kick-off is just under 15 minutes.

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19:39 GMT - FULL-TIME! We go into extra-time in both games.

Midtjylland 1-2 Nottingham Forest (2-2)

AEK Larnaca 1-1 Crystal Palace (1-1)

19:23 GMT - We're into the final 10 minutes, with both Forest and Palace finely poised on aggregate.

19:16 GMT - RED CARD! AEK Larnaca are down to 10 men after Enric Saborit receives a second yellow card.

19:14 GMT - GOAL! Martin Erlic was in the right place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball into the top left corner to pull a goal back for Midtjylland.

19:06 GMT - GOAL! AEK Larnaca are level as Enric Saborit heads home from a corner to make it 1-1 on the night.

18:55 GMT - GOAL! Ryan Yates hammers home a second for Nottingham Forest to put Nottingham Forest 2-1 up on aggregate.

18:47 GMT - The second halves are getting underway.

18:33 GMT - HALF-TIME!

Midtjylland 0-1 Nottingham Forest (1-1)

AEK Larnaca 0-1 Crystal Palace (0-1)

18:27 GMT - GOAL! Forest make their dominance count!

Nicolas Dominguez loops his header into the net to give Forest the lead over Midtjylland and bring the tie level at 1-1.

18:20 GMT - It has been one-way traffic so far for Forest, who have had seven shots to Midtjylland's one so far.

Big chances have fallen Ryan Yates and Lorenzo Lucca's way, but have not been converted.

18:12 GMT - Crystal Palace have scored 11 first-half goals in 10 games, more than any other team in the 2025/2026 Conference League.

17:59 GMT - GOAL! Palace draw first blood against Larnaca!

Ismaila Sarr breaks away, rounds the goalkeeper and taps into an empty net to give Palace a 1-0 lead on the night and in the tie.

17:45 GMT - KICK-OFF! Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace's matches are underway in Denmark and Cyprus, respectively.

Midtjylland v Nottingham Forest

AEK Larnaca v Crystal Palace

17:19 GMT - Crystal Palace are experiencing a similar theme against Cypriot side AEK Larnaca, who beat the Eagles 1-0 at Selhurst Park in the league phase of the Conference League.

They frustrated Palace in last week's 0-0 draw in the last-16 first leg and will be looking to cause an upset this evening.

17:10 GMT - Midtjylland have caused Nottingham Forest plenty of issues in this season's Europa League, winning 3-2 in the league phase and 1-0 in last week's first leg.

A tricky test awaits them in Herning as they look to launch a comeback.

16:54 GMT - Meanwhile, Crystal Palace's team to play AEK Larnaca is also in as their hopes of progressing in the Conference League hang in the balance:

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16:50 GMT - Team news time for Nottingham Forest's match at Midtjylland and there are wholesale changes made by Vitor Pereira, who has an eye on Sunday's key clash at Tottenham.

Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo are just some of the names who drop to the bench:

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16:35 GMT - Nottingham Forest will look to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit away to Midtylland at 17:45 GMT in the Europa League, before Aston Villa host Lille with a one-goal lead (20:00 GMT).

In the Conference League, Crystal Palace are in Cyprus to play AEK Larnaca at 20:00 GMT after drawing the first leg 0-0 at Selhurst Park.

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